Brief version of the news
- House Speaker Mike Johnson delays decision on aid to Ukraine.
- The discussion continues in the United States about providing financial and military support to Ukraine. Some support, while others believe, Putin's propaganda.
- The Renew Democracy Initiative promotes the idea that a Ukrainian victory is the key to security and combats Kremlin propaganda among Republicans.
United States of America so far They have not been able to make a decision on supporting Ukraine for some time now. Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Turner made an encouraging statement that the issue of allocating aid to our country will be at the top of the agenda when Congress returns from recess on April 9.
The United States is obliged to help Ukraine free of charge. After all, Ukrainians are dying and fighting against the most important anti-American enemy. This opinion 24 Channel was expressed by the executive director of the Renew Democracy Initiative, Uriel Epstein.
When can they vote in Congress
As Epstein noted, the decision to provide support for our country depends on one person – Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson. Last week during a speech he said that after Easter he would immediately push through legislation to finally provide money to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
However Johnson started turning up the other day and saying it might happen in or at the end of April because he's still looking for ways to soften opposition from GOP hardliners.
I would like to lower my expectations for April 9th. I don't think we'll see any progress on this bill next week. “Perhaps there will be a decision at the end of April,” said the director of the Renew Democracy Initiative.
According to him, after the bill passes in the House of Representatives, it should be discussed again in the Senate, then voted on, and only then the draft law can go to Joe Biden for signature.
What are the positions in the USA
Now in the United States there is no consensus on providing financial and military support to Ukraine. There are three key positions. Among Democrats and some Republicans there are those who understand that the United States must give everything to Ukraine for the Ukrainian Armed Forces to win the war.
I still I believe that these people are the majority of Americans. However, unfortunately, in politics, among those who have power, there are many people with other positions,” Epstein noted.
On the democratic side, they want to help and support Ukraine, but they are afraid of Russia's reaction. By the way, it recently turned out that Jake Sullivan believed that if the United States helped Ukraine too much and too quickly, then Russia would be able to use nuclear weapons.
This opinion is very dangerous because it forces the United States to stop itself, instead of doing what Washington did during the Cold War, said the director of the Renew Democracy Initiative.
On the Republican side, the situation is even worse. There are already many Republicans who believe Putin's propaganda. They believe that it is time for the United States to stop aid to Ukraine and that our state is allegedly not entirely innocent.
The Renew Democracy Initiative is fighting against these two opinions. She is trying to convince those who more or less agree that the safest world is the one in which Ukraine won. On the other hand, the Renew Democracy Initiative must fight against the Kremlin's propaganda, which has penetrated very deeply into the Republican Party.
U.S. Aid to Ukraine : latest news
- The US Congress noted that, if necessary, they would look for ways to urgently support Ukraine. White House Advisor John Kirby noted that the state government still remains limited in this situation, because it “needs legislation on additional funding.”
- Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson announced “some important innovations” in the Ukraine aid package. We are talking about the format of loan assistance. The decision in the United States may be considered after Congress returns from recess.
- It is unlikely that such a draft law will be voted on in Congress, but new conditions are only delaying time.
